Reducing Agent (Noun)
Meaning
A substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver.
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
Examples
- In photography, a common reducing agent used is hydroquinone, which lessens the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver.
- Borohydride is a mild reducing agent used in organic chemistry to reduce metal ions to their corresponding metals.
- A photographer used a strong reducing agent to lighten a section of the image, making the entire scene more visually appealing.
- Hydrazine is a reducing agent commonly used in fuel cells to efficiently produce electricity by converting chemical energy.
- A laboratory researcher mixed the metal oxide with a reducing agent to study its effect on the compound's reduction properties.